Lords go left, Emperors go right

Osta proposed to buy all the forest elves and moon elves transported on the super cargo ship "Paradise". After all, he had captured several princesses of the other side and promised them to save their people, so Osta still wanted to fulfill his previous promise.

Maxim had no objection to this, as that batch of special cargo was originally obtained by "Black Rose" Avril and specially stored on his "Paradise" super cargo ship. The fat man was at best a landlord who rented a site and could only charge a site storage fee after providing the cabin.

Maxim naturally had no right to interfere in any deal between Avril and Aosta, so he simply did a favor this time and expressed his intention not to get involved. He would have to work with this gentleman prince in the future, so he would just treat it as a gift. Moreover, the "Black Rose" Avril had now switched to work for Prince Aosta, so there was no room for Maxim to interfere in this deal.

Aosta was in a good mood after getting rid of a worry. Accompanied by Maxim, he visited the merchant ships and cargo ships in his fleet. It was like a leader inspecting the work on the spot, with special subordinates accompanying and explaining the whole process.

The homeland of Osta, the human race's western continent where the Obelisk Empire is located, is a feudal system. They do not recognize the slave system of the human race's southern continent countries. However, they have not explicitly declared the slave trade as a prohibited illegal trade. The two sides maintain a strange phenomenon of political indifference and hot economic trade in private.

Therefore, when Osta came into contact with slave traders and slave dealers from the southern continent of the human race, such as Maxim, he did not feel too much psychological burden. The cabins of Maxim's merchant ships and cargo ships were almost all filled with special goods. Among the ten transport ships specially used to transport goods, five were fully loaded, with more than half of the cargo capacity. The other five idle transport ships were waiting to arrive at the next place and prepare to reload the newly purchased goods.

The special goods transported back this time were mainly special commodities purchased by Maxim from Devil's Island. There were many slave traders rushing to buy goods on Devil's Island, and it was not easy for Maxim to purchase so many goods.

According to the usual practice, Maxim could only purchase one to three cargo ships' worth of goods when he went to Devil's Island. This time, the situation was special because of the special care given by the owner of Devil's Island, Queen Nightingale.

Maxim received special care in some aspects, which enabled him to accomplish the feat of fully loading five cargo ships, something he would never have dared to imagine before.

"By the way, Maxim, do you have any dealings with the Falatilt Empire? Especially their Imperial Navy."

“Your Highness Osta, I have had a lot of trade with the Falatilt Empire. They often have a lot of smuggled goods, and they need to find dark merchants like us as middlemen to resell them.

"Your Highness Aosta, have they offended you? I will immediately terminate all trade and business cooperation with them."

"That's not the question, Maxim. I have a plan and I need your assistance."

Chapter 213: Opportunities and Challenges from Overseas

In the coastal area of ​​Bloomfield, the important port city of St. Louis. In the sea near the port of this town, Lord Aosta is discussing an important deal with his important business partner, "Smiling Fat Man" Maxim. The transaction takes place at sea, on the flagship of Maxim's fleet, the "Hague".

Aosta approached and boarded the ship secretly on the medium-sized merchant ship "Seagull". Even if he was discovered, this gentleman prince could declare to the outside world that he, as the lord, personally boarded the ship to inspect the cargo of the merchant ship, and could find suitable reasons and excuses to fool the outside world.

The products currently provided by Bloomfield Territory to the outside world are mainly agricultural products, mainly potatoes and corn. The main sales channels have not yet been fully opened, and they all rely on Lanis's help. The young lady arranged for the human race's Northern Continent Chamber of Commerce's airship fleet to transport them.

Most of the merchants who came to the port of St. Louis did not purchase goods directly from the territory of Aosta, and they did not buy or sell agricultural products. Both legitimate and shady merchants regarded the port of St. Louis as a transit point for free trade.

Lord Aosta's main way of making money is through the Blom Vault he runs. When these merchants conduct business activities in the Port of St. Louis area, they basically tacitly accept the unspoken rule of depositing their belongings with them in the Blom Vault and using the Brown Coins issued by it to settle accounts.

Brown Dollars, a paper currency, was used in the port town of St. Louis and had absolute credibility. This influence was developing rapidly and tended to spread to the entire Bloomfield area. Prince Aosta used paper money to exchange for real gold and silver, accumulating a large amount of wealth in a short period of time, and his original capital increased greatly.

This situation is only temporary. Osta will not be satisfied with just the profits from the transit station. He wants to expand his business to deeper areas, such as the development of new energy and deep blue crystals, which is one of the profitable industries that is guaranteed to make money. The legitimate merchants who use the Port of St. Louis, in terms of profits, some of the goods they transport are actually no less profitable than the illegal trade of dark merchants such as "Smiling Fat Man" Maxim.

Osta sent people to secretly investigate the merchant ships and cargo ships visiting the port of St. Louis. These legitimate businessmen were also doing big business. In the Central Continent area where the Osta territory was located, the lands of other lords were rich in precious tea, fine silk and precious medicinal materials. Merchant ships and cargo ships transporting these goods frequently entered and left the port every day.

Osta was jealous but there was nothing he could do. His territory, the Bloomfield region, currently only exports agricultural products such as potatoes, potatoes and corn. Tea, high-quality silk and precious medicinal materials were produced in abundance in the territories of other lords next to his territory. Osta had no way to extend his influence to such a far place for the time being.

"Your Highness Aosta, I can help you with this, but do you have enough large ships?"

"Maxim, you don't have many boats here? Just rent one to me."

"Your Highness Aosta, I am truly sorry. The ships in my fleet are all registered with the Faratilt Empire. The Faratilt Empire Navy has a general idea of ​​who the sailors are on board."

"I see, Maxim, I just happened to get a few super large ships. They will be ready for use after a little cleaning, so don't worry about the ships."

"That's good, Your Highness Aosta. My fleet will stay in the port of St. Louis for a while. When your ship is ready, just come over and join my fleet."

Osta had previously promised to help the third princess of the Abigrans Empire, Granier, rescue her two sisters who had fallen into the hands of the Faratilt Empire. The other party was imprisoned on a special island by the Faratilt Empire Navy. It was still a big problem for Osta to rescue these two imprisoned princesses and get them out of prison.

Osta didn't want to openly break up with the Falatilt Empire, at least not now. Before the unification of the Bloomfield Territory and the integration of all the primitive tribes, he didn't want to get involved in the disputes between the five major island countries in the Atlandia Sea and get involved in the politics of the maritime empires too early.

This rescue operation is related to the treasure house of the Abiglans Empire that has been passed down for many years. In order to obtain the special key to the treasure hiding place, people still need to be rescued. Osta thought of a special trick, which is to sneak into Maxim's fleet.

Maxim's fleet was going to the special prison island to purchase special goods. Aosta could sneak in without anyone noticing. If he was lucky, he might even be able to buy the target in the name of buying goods and complete the rescue operation easily without any effort.

When Osta returned from the Sea of ​​Cebrus, he had several large ships stolen from the Naga Siren's lair on Nars Island, the Hummingbird, the Anchor, and the Flying Bird. He only needed to dress up these three ships a little bit and blend them into Maxim's fleet as new ships. The other party had no idea, and Maxim quickly agreed to help Osta.

If the matter is exposed, there will be a risk of offending the Faratilt Empire. However, between the Faratilt Empire and the Obelisk Empire, Maxim wisely chose the latter. After all, it was clear who had greater power and better prospects. Maxim knew how to choose.

The total population of the five island empires in the Atlandia Sea cannot be compared with the countries on the human continent. No matter how strong the military is, it cannot outlast the mainland countries. In addition, the political situation in each island country is now in turmoil to varying degrees, which further weakens the possibility of them uniting to resist the mainland countries.

At present, the countries on the human continent have little interest in the island countries in the Atlandia Sea. At most, they secretly support agents and manipulate the political situation behind the scenes. The forces of the continental countries will not openly intervene in these islands. If the news of the deep blue crystal is leaked, the current situation may be broken and the situation may change.

"Maxim, you have a lot of cargo on board, so many slaves...sea salt, you will definitely make a lot of money this time."

"Your Highness Aosta, you must be joking. I am running a small business here. I am lucky to be able to make a living. I don't expect to make a lot of money."

"Maxim, you are really good at talking. I like honest people."

"Your Highness Aosta, you are too polite. If you like any of them, I can give them to you for free. These are purchased from Devil's Island at a preferential price. They are not expensive."

"Maxim, since you are a small business owner, how can I have the nerve to take away someone's love! Forget the gift."

"Your Highness Aosta, this gift is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it. If you don't like it, you can give it to someone else."

In the cabin of the "Hague", the lord Prince Aosta and his business partner Maxim, the "Smiling Fat Man", were visiting the special cargo transported on the ship. These two senior gentlemen, each with their own hidden agenda, seemed to be discussing business in a serious manner. However, they were not serious businessmen. Those special cargoes were indescribable.

Chris, Yulia and Sophia, who followed Prince Osta, were the exclusive battle maids who accompanied him. They all had a faint smile on their faces, and seemed to be immune to the special environment on the ship and were not affected at all. After all, their true identities were not human, and their way of thinking could not be used as a reference by ordinary human girls.

The special cargo on the "Hague" is a large number of snow-white charming figures. Looking around, the vast white beauty and the surging waves are particularly exciting. Most of the special cargo on display are in their original state without any equipment. Some of the equipment is just a pair of pink and white striped stockings on their feet. There is no other equipment. The most basic equipment such as thin underwear and panties is simply a luxury for these special goods.

The special goods on display have their hands placed parallely behind their backs, their slender legs spread to the left and right, and the front area is completely open. They are unable to move due to the entanglement and decoration of the red lines, and their hands' ability to move is completely restricted to the back. Their white calves are also fixed together by the entanglement of the red lines. Even the two raised pink spots on the peak of their upper body give people a visual sense of a significant increase in altitude because of the tightening effect of the red lines.

These special merchandise on display are basically in the standard "M" shape with legs spread out. Their ability to speak has long been restricted by the red spherical props on their equipment. Their vision has also been completely sealed after they were equipped with a black blindfold. Outsiders cannot see the expression on their faces, and they can only wait for an unknown fate in the dark.

"Maxim, since you are so enthusiastic, I will accept it with reluctance. What are these gifts?"

"Your Highness Aosta, I have prepared your gifts. They are all carefully selected and guaranteed to satisfy you."

The gifts that Maxim intended to give to Aosta were said to be carefully selected. The appearance and value of these gifts were obviously one level higher than the goods displayed outside. There were not many of them, and they were all placed in the boutique area of ​​the special cabin on the "Hague". According to Maxim, if there were too many, they would not be boutique, so the quantity was controlled.

These fine goods stored in the cabin, like the general goods outside, were completely stripped of all equipment and disarmament, with their hands crossed behind their backs and flax-colored lines wrapped around them, restricting their movements. They knelt on the ground one by one, maintaining their graceful curves. The proud peak in front of them also appeared particularly saturated visually because of the flax-colored lines wrapped around them.

Because of the cover of the gelatinous eye patch, the target's vision was completely sealed. Fangze was also unable to close because of the special ring fixation. The pink tip of her tongue was exposed for a long time. She wore a black leather headband on her fair neck, and the other end of the wire on it was connected to the wooden wall of the cabin.

In front of each high-quality product, there was a red round plate filled with delicious food. Although the products were somewhat resistant at first, their bodies were much more honest than their brains. Under the temptation of delicious food and driven by their own hunger instinct, the high-quality products finally couldn't resist the temptation. Driven by instinct, they leaned forward and lay down, enjoying the food in a particularly tempting way to replenish their physical strength.

Because of the lack of vision, the cargoes can't see what the other party feeds them. Maxim is a little milder. Some of the more extreme colleagues will tamper with the food they feed. Then they will step on the back of the cargo's head and force them to eat various foods with strange effects. Unlike Maxim's side, it is completely voluntary, there will be no forced, and no strange things will be added to the food.

Aosta did not refuse the gift from Maxim, but chose to accept it. After all, there were many vacancies in his mansion, so he could just recruit a few more female servants. It is said that among these gifts, there were royal nobles with special status.

As for the authenticity of this news, Osta had no time to verify it for the time being, as he had to prepare for the rescue of Princess Granelle's two sisters. Therefore, Osta did not even look at the gifts carefully, but directly handed them to Chris, leaving them to the exclusive accompanying combat maids to arrange and take care of them.

Among the gifts, many had heard of Prince Aosta's name. Unfortunately, a certain gentleman prince did not notice the cute little ones shaking their heads and nodding their heads in an attempt to communicate. After arranging for Chris and the others to deal with the matter, Aosta left with Maxim to discuss other things. There was no other way. After all, their vision and speech abilities were sealed. It was almost impossible for these people to ask for help through eye contact.

"Brother Osta, you are finally back. Sister Oliphia will visit the Central Continent next week."

"Imperial sister is coming, that's great, I will arrange a welcome right away..."

"Brother Osta, don't be too happy! Sister Oliphia is not coming to our place. I just received a letter from her saying that she is going to Big Brother's territory."

"Sister Delis, is the news reliable? What is my eldest brother doing? He is asking too much from our father."

"Brother Osta, of course it's true. People of our own kind don't lie to each other, so why would I lie to you?"

"We can't just let this go!"

After Osta had reached an agreement with Maxim, he returned to his lord's mansion and walked into the luxurious villa when he met his sister, the "Emerald Princess" Audrey. This lovely little girl with emerald green hair and beautiful emerald green eyes had an apologetic expression on her face.

Princess Audrey originally pretended to be sick as requested by Osta and wrote a letter to ask her sister, the "Golden Princess" Oliphia, one of the six princesses of the Obelisk Empire, to come to Osta's territory and go to the Bloomfield area to visit her sister. However, this plan changed.

The plan was about to succeed, and Princess Oliphia agreed to come visit her beloved sister. However, due to the intervention of Emperor Augustus VIII, there was a change in the matter. It turned out that after seeing the prosperity of Aosta's territory, the coastal areas of the Bloomfield region, and the important port city of St. Louis, as well as the issuance of paper money Brown Coins, the other princes were probably jealous and accelerated the process of issuing currency in their territories.

These brothers would not issue paper money like Aosta, they would rather issue metal currency. Let's not talk about the other princes for now. Because of the emperor's preference for the eldest prince Aosta, the materials for minting currency in Aosta's territory this time were all provided by the Obelisk Empire.

Emperor Augustus VIII specially arranged a golden fleet to support the eldest prince Osed, and appointed the "Golden Princess" Oliphia, who was proficient in coin casting, to assist the eldest prince Osed. This change of mind was beyond Osta's expectations, but his expression soon returned to calm. The Central Continent was not the Western Continent, and it was a lawless place for him. It was not impossible for an accident to happen at sea.

"What should I do? Brother Osta, if Sister Oliphia goes to help Big Brother, it won't take a year or two..."

"Sister Delis, you don't have to worry about this. Sister Lifia will definitely come to our place and she won't give it to Brother Osed this time."

"Brother Osta, you...you don't want to hijack the ship! That would...don't, don't hit someone on the forehead, it will make you stupid."

"Silly sister, your brother has always been loyal to the empire, how could he do such a thing? You will know when the time comes, don't guess blindly now."

"Brother Osta, I don't know anything, you can do whatever you want."

Osta reached out his hand and gently tapped the cute little girl's head a few times, stopping his sister Audrey's wild guesses. Osta himself would not intercept the golden fleet of his own empire and force it to change its course. Nor would he arrange his pirate queens, Belus and Lianna, to lead the pirate fleet to intercept it. However, this gentleman prince used a more secretive and dirty trick to stop the empire's action.

The special employment relationship between Aosta and Super Hurricane Queen Anna and Princess Vichy can completely create super storm weather in the Western Ocean. At that time, the Golden Fleet will definitely avoid the wind and waves and find a place to hide for a while.

The most suitable port in this region is the Port of St. Louis in the Aosta Territory. The biggest competitor, the Port of Mager, is currently destroyed by fire and is in a deserted state. The reconstruction work has not yet begun.

Osta did not intend to detain the golden fleet. He just wanted to keep the "Golden Princess" Olifia here. According to seniority, Princess Olifia was Osta's sister and ranked third among the royal princesses of the Obelisk Empire. To be more precise, she was Osta's third sister. Above her were the "Ruby Princess" Olive and the "Black Jade Princess" Olivia, who were Osta's second and eldest sister respectively.

When the third princess was in the Obelisk Empire, she had long assisted the finance minister and officials in managing the empire's treasury. She was one of the few special talents in the empire who had a high talent in finance. Osta said that he would never give up to his eldest brother Osed, and he could not give in no matter what. After leading the territory for a while, Osta planned to go out to sea to take a look.

Volume 1 Extra: Legend of the Demon Island and Black Trade Week

Among the four continents of the human race, the richest is undoubtedly the Northern Continent, where the commodity economy is highly developed and a new aristocratic power similar to the chaebol group has emerged. Compared with the Northern Continent, the development level of the other three continents is relatively inferior.

The Western continent with its feudal land system and the Eastern continent dominated by religion have similar levels of development. The Southern continent, which has the largest population and is still in the slave system, is undoubtedly the most underdeveloped continent of the human race, excluding the Central Continent, which is still in the development stage and generally primitive.

The human race's southern continent has a large population, which provides a basis for the existence of slavery. In addition to the slave trade, the southern continent indirectly transported a lot of people to the western continent and the northern continent through population smuggling. Many of the farmers and craftsmen in the former two were foreign smugglers from the southern continent.

The ruling class of the southern continent, the royal nobles of various countries who represented the interests of slave owners, were used to being self-contained. Although many ideas and cultures from other continents were introduced to the southern continent through maritime trade, the rulers were obviously unwilling to change the status quo and did not want to make any changes to the original system that had lasted for many years.

The most active merchants in the southern continent are slave traders. According to their background, these slave traders are roughly divided into two types: slave owners and slave traders. The former are mostly members of the royal family of various countries, and have a great say in the decision-making of their own country, and can even decide who will own the throne.

The latter are mostly traders without political background. Compared with the slave owners who are self-contained and only care about their own affairs, the slave traders are much more active. They not only face the market of the southern continent, but also devote themselves to the broader overseas market. Except for the eastern continent, due to the stubborn religious power of the Church of Light, it is impossible to enter the market. The slave traders have successfully entered the market of the human race's western continent and northern continent through various means.

Slave traders often get involved in the sale of slaves of alien races. According to the covenant between humans and alien races, these are violations of the friendly covenant. Therefore, the top leaders of the countries in the southern continent do not recognize the legitimacy of the business of these slave traders and do not provide them with any political asylum.

Slave traders without a backing could only change their targets and actively seek out the powerful and wealthy in other continents to back them up when engaging in overseas trade. Maxim, the "Smiling Fat Man," was a famous slave trader who himself was one of those slave traders without a backing. He cooperated with Aosta, the lord of the Blomfield Territory in the Central Continent, in order to get the support of the third prince of the Obelisk Empire and to be his backer.

The cargo on the super cargo ship Paradise was nominally for mortgage loan, but in fact, Maxim gave it to Aosta for free, letting the other party choose the cargo he liked, which was a test. If the other party was a gentleman who disdained black trade, then their cooperation would end here.

If the other party is also a gentleman and a fellow traveler, then the cooperation between the two sides will deepen. From the time he mortgaged the items to Prince Aosta, Maxim has been probing the other party's bottom line.

"Fatty, congratulations to you for getting the funds so quickly this time."

"One-Eye, stop teasing me. Everyone knows that you are extremely wealthy. It's all real gold and silver."

"The banknotes in my hand are worthless. If the other party doesn't recognize them, I will be a poor man. When the time comes, I will have to count on my brothers to help me and give me some financial support."

"You two stop bragging and fill up your glasses. Have another one."

On a cargo ship without any flag, slave trader Maxim was drinking with several colleagues. These slave traders were considered black merchants, and there were many taboos when they went out to do business. They usually did not call each other by their real names, but by nicknames, to avoid targeted actions after outsiders knew their names.

Many slave traders carried huge sums of money when they went out, and they were easily targeted by various robbers, and often engaged in robbery. Maxim was much calmer than his peers. After successfully borrowing money from Prince Aosta, he took a try-it attitude and only carried a small amount of metal currency. Instead, he carried a large amount of light and easy-to-carry paper money, that is, Brown Dollars.

The destination of the cargo ship was a hidden island somewhere in the Southern Ocean between the Central Continent and the Southern Continent. The mysterious island called Patrino was called "Devil's Island" or "Slave Island" by those who knew about it. It was a disorderly place without any country's jurisdiction, specializing in various evil slave resale trades. After paying a huge protection fee, a pirate king provided safe haven for this island for a long time.

There are three other islands with similar characteristics to Patrino, located in the East Ocean, West Ocean and North Ocean. They are engaged in different businesses: the East Ocean sells mysterious potions, the West Ocean sells weapons and equipment, and the North Ocean sells various antiques and treasures.

The trading activities on these four mysterious islands are all black trade, which is considered illegal in the human continents. Only people in the industry can participate. In terms of security, it mainly relies on the pirate kings active in various oceans. After paying a huge amount of protection fees to them, the pirate kings will specially arrange their pirates and pirate fleets for protection.

After Maxim obtained a loan from Lord Aosta, he boarded a special cargo ship to go to Devil's Island to purchase goods. The transaction price of goods on Devil's Island is relatively low, and it is easy to buy high-quality and low-priced goods. In the southern continent, the slave trade needs to pay transaction taxes to the local slave owners (nobles).

If you want to save costs and make more money, going to Alcatraz is the best choice. Slave traders like Maxim usually act as middlemen, making a profit from the difference. The source of the goods is not important, and even race is not a problem. No matter what race the goods are, there will always be gentleman buyers who like them.

Maxim's fellow travelers on the cargo ship were all acquaintances. Before landing on Patrino Island, they had already made disguises. They all wore clown or devil masks and wore weird and slightly funny clothes. Each of them looked like a circus clown.

These are also one of the unspoken rules. On Devil's Island, everyone is called by a code name. After all, it is a black trade, and disguise is necessary, mainly to prevent outsiders from recognizing their true identity and obtaining detailed and specific intelligence information.

Maxim was wearing a red and white clown mask, his code name was "Fatty", and he was accompanied by a few acquaintances who were drinking and bragging with him. They were the tall and thin "One-Eye", the sturdy and strong-looking "Poison Dragon", the short "Black Scorpion", and the "Night Prince" who looked like a handsome guy with a standard figure. These were all men. The ratio of men to women in this industry was seriously unbalanced, with gentlemen accounting for more than 90% and ladies accounting for less than 10%, so they were very difficult to run into.

These slave traders are well-known in the industry. It just so happens that they mainly sell different commodities, so they can gather together as bad friends. If their sources of goods overlap seriously, that would be a different story. If that were the case, they would definitely fight openly and secretly, fight each other to the point of bloodshed, and wish to kill each other. They would not be like close friends like now.

Maxim's main cargo range is relatively wide, from his own race to foreign races, "One-Eye"'s main cargo range is the queen type, "Black Scorpion"'s main cargo range is the loli type, "Night Prince"'s main cargo range is maidens, and "Poison Dragon"'s main cargo range is the same sex as labor. Completely opposite to the previous ones, this guy is said to be a philosopher, and likes to have some philosophical exchanges about brotherhood with the targets he likes.

The cargo ship soon arrived at Patrino Island. The island was surrounded by sea fog that never dissipated. With this natural camouflage, no outsider could find the specific location of the island for many years. In addition to the sea fog camouflage, there were several whirlpools and stormy seas around the island.

Even pirates who are familiar with the sea conditions of this generation, their pirate fleets, if not careful, will encounter unexpected events and be buried in the sea in a shipwreck. Not to mention foreign ships that are unfamiliar with the conditions of this sea area and are here for the first time.

When Maxim's cargo ship docked, a large number of special merchant ships and cargo ships were already moored at the dock. Many of his peers had already arrived earlier, just in time for the monthly "Black Trading Week" event on Alcatraz Island. During this week's event, the goods on the island will be greatly discounted.

The "Black Trading Week" activity is usually held in the last week of the month. This is mainly because at the end of the month, some overstocked inventory needs to be cleared to make room for new inventory arriving in the first week of the next month. Therefore, this activity is held at the end of each month. The price of goods is very low, and many merchants like Maxim will choose to trade during this period, so that they can purchase more goods at a lower price.

The area of ​​Patrino Island is very large, and it is impossible to estimate its exact area because of the long-term sea fog. There is only one large exchange on the island, called "Trade Fair No. 666", also known as "Pawn Shop No. 13", which are the names corresponding to Alcatraz Island.

No one knows how long this exchange has existed, it seems to have been born with Alcatraz. The first businessman who came to Alcatraz to do business is now impossible to verify. Anyway, Alcatraz seems to be a lawless place that is not affected by the laws and rules of the world, and the merchants who come here are not serious businessmen.

The mysterious exchange covers a large area, at least two-thirds of the entire Patrino Island. After Maxim and his companions landed, they were long-time regular customers here after all, so they took the special carriage with ease and soon arrived at the exchange.

At the entrance of the exchange, the wide passageway was already crowded with traders who came to participate in the "Black Trading Week". They all wore clown or devil masks and walked and whispered to each other, discussing the market.

The political changes in the outside world have little to do with them. These merchants don't care about that at all. They only care about the daily market conditions, the price increases and decreases of goods in the source of goods, and where to buy goods at high prices. Other than that, other things can't bring them any benefits, so they don't need to care.

"Fatty, it looks like the warehouse is full of goods during this black trading week. I wonder if Queen Nightingale can give us a discount or even give us a few goods for free."

"One-Eye, you'd better stop dreaming. You know what kind of existence the Nightingale Queen is. I have never seen anyone take advantage of her, not even the smallest advantage."

"Fatty, you can't say that. If a person doesn't have a dream, he's no different from a salted fish. Black Scorpion, Young Master Ye, don't you want to express your opinions?"

"Forget it. Damn it. The purchase price of my goods has never dropped much. Are all the buyers and sellers perverts? They keep driving up the price so high. Only a fool would buy it."